What kind of HEALTHY recipes can I make with whole wheat Pita bread and Tortillas?
I like to fill pita with hard salami and parsley (you could substitute leaner meat, though). Parsley is a great sandwich green and is friggin’ loaded with vitamins and minerals. Another favorite of mine is to make enchiladas with home-made red sauce. (Use lean meat like chicken breast and use a low-fat cheese. Authentic Mexican food doesn’t have as much cheese as Americanized Mexican food anyhow.) Red sauce: Heat a few Tbsp. of oil in a 2qt. pot and add an equal amount of flour. Heat and stir until the combo (roux) bubbles for a minute or so. Add ~1/2 cup of paprika (sounds weird, but bear with me…) and a little cayenne or other spicy ground red pepper to taste and continue to stir. You may need to add a little more oil. Once this is mixed thoroughly and heated (you want the paprika to toast a bit) add ~ 1 1/2 c. water and stir with heat until the sauce thickens. (If sauce is too thick, add more water. Too thin, add a little corn starch/water slurry. You want it to be kinda like pizz
